Operation Overlord, the WWII D-Day Invasion

Used as an early IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) device, the Cricket enabled paratroopers to communicate with each other under total darkness and surrounded by enemy forces as they landed scattered and out of position on the beach.

The instructions were to click once to call for an identification and respond with two clicks to signal as a friend, rather than be recognized as a foe.

The Cricket was only meant to provide recognition during the landing and was to be discarded after that, fearing that the Germans would learn of the device and use it against our troops.

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WWII Airborne Clicker top

WWII Airborne Clicker bottom

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